MINI GENERATOR HAS ENOUGH POWER TO RUN ELECTRONICS, November 24
Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 @ 21:50:03 GMT
Topic: Devices
It may be tiny, but a new microgenerator developed at Georgia Tech can now produce enough power to run a small electronic device, like a cell phone, and may soon be able to power a laptop. The microgenerator is about 10 millimeters wide, or about the size of a dime. When coupled with a similarly sized gas-fueled microturbine (or jet) engine, the system, called a microengine, has the potential to deliver more energy and last 10 times longer than a conventional battery.
Full story at: http://www.physorg.com/news2110.html
THREE TECHNOLOGIES TAPPED FOR SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 50, November 24
Three path-breaking industrial R&D projects (flexible computer displays, microminiaturized fuel cells for cell phones and genetically engineered yeast) co-sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Advanced Technology Program (ATP) are among the 50 technologies and companies cited by the journal Scientific American for "outstanding technology leadership" in business in 2003-2004.
Full story at: http://www.physorg.com/news2114.html
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